THS Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 2 November 2018

NO CELL PHONES OUT IN CLASS

Use of cell phones during the school day is restricted to before school, lunch time, pass-

ing time between classes and after school. If a student is ill, he/she should report to the

office to have them call their parent. Teachers will be taking phones that are out in class

to the office for pick up by the parent/guardian. If a parent/guardian needs to get a

message to their student, they should call the school and the message will be relayed

to the student.

608.374.7961 PH

608.374.7290 FAX

TASD

District Web Site:

www.tomah.k12.wi.us

Sports Schedules:

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School Closing

Hotline:

608.374.7025

Press 1

THS Newsletter 1

Schedule 2

Ho Chunk Calendar 3

School News 4-8

Calendar 9

Inside this issue:

Tomah High School Offering So Much More...

Project Lead the Way Pre-engineering Pro-

gram, German Spanish, Independent World

Language Program, Graphic Art, Media Pro-

ductions, Fine Arts Classes (Instrumental and

Vocal Music, 2D and 3D Art)

College Prep & Advanced Placement Courses,

Transcripted Coursework with Local Technical

College

Medical Pathway CNA Course

ACE (Architecture, Construction and Engineer-

ing) Academy

Blended Learning: Online and Classroom In-

struction

Jobs for America’s Graduates Program

Athletics and Extracurricu-

lars (Grd. 9-12) Athletics: baseball, basketball, bowl-

ing, cross country, dance, football,

golf, gymnastics, hockey, horseman-

ship, powerlifting, rodeo, soccer, soft-

ball, Special Olympics, student athletic

trainers, tennis, track & field, volley-

ball, wrestling, FFA, HOSA, DECA,

NHS

Activities: Performing Arts (Drama,

Instrumental, Vocal), Academic Com-

petitions, Service Organizations, Year-

book, Student Government, Leadership

Groups, and Career Exploration

Modern and well maintained fitness

center .

HO CHUNK CALENDAR

Students who are 18 before Nov. 6th, get out and vote in your first elections. It is your right and your responsibility. If you have not already registered, you can register at your polling place on the day of the election. Just bring a valid Wisconsin ID. See you at the polls! Any questions just ask your Social Studies teachers.

Who Is Malala Yousafzai?

Students in Mrs. Winchel’s Painting II class were to choose a 2 x 2 inch square of paper. The paper was a puzzle piece of a bigger image. They had no idea what the full image was other than it was a person (the eyes gave it away). Their lesson was to recreate that image piece on-to an 8 x 8 inch canvas. After they were put together, the image was of Malala.

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani education advocate who, at the age of 17, became the young-est person to win the Nobel Peace Prize after surviving an assassination attempt by the Tali-ban. She also urged action against illiteracy, poverty and terrorism: “The extremists were, and they are, afraid of books and pens. The power of education frightens them. They are afraid of women... Let us pick up our books and pens. They are our most powerful weapons.” Born on July 12, 1997, Yousafzai became an advocate for girls' education when she herself was still a child, which resulted in the Taliban issuing a death threat against her. On October 9, 2012, a gunman shot Malala when she was traveling home from school. She survived and has contin-ued to speak out on the importance of education. In 2013, she gave a speech to the United Na-tions and published her first book, I Am Malala. In 2014, she won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Back row: Ariana Kaspari, Royce Roberts, Azalea Roberts, Hope Kalland, Cortney Lambert, Thalia Nambo, Haden Path, Hannah Turner, Madilyn Pfeffer, Emma VanTreese Front row: LoraBeth Luebchow, Bonnie Vlasek, Emi-ly Loveless, Katherine Barrett, Alayna Mahr,

Soup dinner 2018What: Bowls will be auctioned in a silent auction with opening bids of $5.

Bids will be closed at 6:30pm. The cost of the supper is $5 for homemade

soup, bread, and a cookie. Proceeds will go to the Neighbor to Neighbor

Food Pantry.

When: Thursday, November 1st from 5-7pm

Where: In the THS Commons Area, 901 Lincoln Ave.

Who: Everyone is welcome!

EMPTY BOWLS SOUP DINNER

Handmade Bowls for Auction

CROSSROADS JENGA CHALLENGE The Crossroads classroom held a JENGA Challenge during the first 3 weeks of school. Students teamed up, listened to a challenge, asked questions, planned strategies and then carried out the challenge. The chal-lenge provided opportunities for collaboration and building community.

THS Government Studies THS Government Studies students await the entrance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices. We had the rare opportunity to hear arguments in two Supreme Court cases at the Monroe County Courthouse in Sparta.

GSA Club

Students in the GSA club participated in this years Trick or Trot, with proceeds going to GSAFE, an or-ganization that focuses on creating just schools for LGBTQ+ youth.

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Painting II Tomah High School Students

Painting II Tomah High School students painted pumpkins for Partnership Bank. They will be on display at the bank until Halloween and then they will be used at the Trunk or Treat.

November Calendar 2018

Si necesita Ud. ayuda en la traducción de este documento, por favor llama la especialista de ELL del distrito (Jessica Juracich) a 374-7014.

The Tomah Area School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religious beliefs, disabilities, sex, or age, in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its

programs and activities. The Coordinator of the District’s efforts to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is Dr. Paul Skofronick, 1310 Towline Road, Tomah, WI 54660 –

phone: (608) 374-7011. Any inquiries regarding the application of the District’s non-discrimination policy may be referred to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.

November

Nov. 1—Empty Bowls Soup Supper and Auction

Nov. 6—Election Day

Nov. 8—End of First Quarter

Nov. 9—No School—Grading Day

Nov. 11—Veteran’s Day

Nov. 21-23—Thanksgiving Break

December

Dec. 22-Jan 1—Winter Break

Jan. 2—School Resumes